made it

meant to make this post before now. ah well

I made it to the end of semester.

Half-way done with senior year. the rythm of my life for the past 12 years seems like it will be changed. at least it will undergo a phase shift :-/

reality's fluidity lucidifies daily

ok. 'nuff dramatization.

she flew in today :D
and called
that's good.
ahh, what to do in such a sleepy area as southwest ohio.

and of course, now that i'm on break, i have several books to read and a research paper to write

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I got a letter in the mail today

The moment was tense. I pulled out the mail and saw a large package from University of Chicago.

thought

"hmm. this is the large envelope"

opened it up

an elaborately decorated folder was inside

thought

"hmm. they either accepted me or hate me and wrote a fifteen page report explaining why"

opened the top flap

it says

"Welcome"

Best way to accept a student

All the tension immediately relaxed

And I read:

Dear John,



I am pleased to inform you that you have been admitted 

to the University of Chicago, Class of 2009...

shabam!

and you yell at me for doing homework krissy :p

alryty. cya!

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busyness

Music hall was a blast

Faith Hill did wave to us and blow us a kiss over in the wings :D
didn't get to meet her... apparently because of "who she is"—whatever
we've all decided to burn an effigy of the guy who told us that ;)

and we are exhausted—
many extra 6 hr rehearsals + messiah performance + music hall performance + end-of-semester homework=this last week

There is something excruciatingly satisfying in squeezing each joule from the soul into a worthy endeavor.

Seussical auditions went well. I auditioned with 12 lines from "And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street" and "Santa Fe" from the Newsies—and got called back for Gen. Schmitz and Horton! Call-backs were today... I think I gave a good showing for Horton, but ultimately I got Gen. Schmitz; which is also an amazingly fun part.

man, this is astounding. I can't wait for rehearsals to begin.

oh yeah, and it's official—I won't be able to do Overture finals. Apparently the finals consist pretty exclusively of piano prodigies anyway and I probably wouldn't have made it. Either way, I'd prefer a performance to a competition.

even today at call-backs and the venture to Panera while the casting was done, the group bonding began. this will be an amazing experience. It's great... my three closest CHCA friends and I got the four lead male roles. We own CHCA theatre.

as well as fine arts :p Workin' on this year's version o' that.

there's just something incredibly singular about a group devoting the majority of their time together towards a common purpose


mmk
enough rambling

good night

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